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The answer?

It’s in the wind

Winter gold

County board could decide the fate of Walnut Ridge

By Goldie Rapp grapp@bcrnews.com

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Racing just ahead of the winter storm, athletes with the Special Olympics competed Saturday at the Bureau County Fairgrounds. For more information, see a story and more pictures on Page 3.

PRINCETON — The Bureau County Board has crucial agenda items to discuss and possibly take action on at its regular meeting Tuesday evening.

Under the zoning committee report, the board is expected to review several items related to the Walnut Ridge Wind Farm.

According to the board’s agenda, action could be taken on the decommissioning and site restoration plan agreement for Walnut Ridge, conditions for the Walnut Ridge conditional use and on the application for 127 conditional use permits for Walnut Ridge.

The Walnut Ridge Wind Farm includes the construction and operation of a wind power facility located in Ohio, Walnut, Greenville, Manlius and Bureau townships.

As previously reported, of the 127 conditional use permits, the Bureau County Regional Planning Commission recommended the approval of 119 and denied 8 permits.

Looking back ... and ahead

The matter was then turned over to the Bureau County Zoning Board of Appeals, which recommended denial of all 127 conditional use permits in December. The zoning board of appeals, however, did grant 55 variations and denied six variations that BHE Renewables had requested for the project.

It took about 11 months for the matter to go through the Bureau County Regional Planning Commission and the Bureau County Board of Appeals. At the meetings, testimony was heard from both local and non-local individuals either opposing or in favor of the Walnut Ridge Wind Farm.

The county board will now have the final say in whether or not to grant the 127 conditional use permits for the wind farm project.

While it’s unknown how the county board will vote, the board has been known to vote against recommendations given by the planning commission and the zoning board of appeals.

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A blast of winter hit Bureau County this past weekend, making travel a bit dicey but the landscape picture perfect. (BCR photo/Becky Kramer)

Walnut had a busy 2015 and looks forward to the new year

By Goldie Rapp grapp@bcrnews.com

WALNUT — Last year was a busy time for Walnut, but 2015 was filled with many positive projects that only continued to improve the small village.

Walnut Village President Dennis Grobe recently took a few minutes to reflect back on the many projects accomplished last year and talked about what’s to come in 2016 and beyond.

One of the more interesting projects for Walnut last year was using a new tar recycling method to help repair several streets and alleys around the village.

Grobe explained the new

process included mulching up old tar and relaying it using rollers.

Grobe said it was a great way to improve the roads while trying to stretch limited monies.

“The money coming in for streets doesn’t go very far, so we looked for ways to stretch those dollars while being mindful in preserving our alleyways,” Grobe said. “We’re trying to be good stewards of the monies that come from our taxing bodies and from the state and motor fuel tax.”

The village board also tackled the job of getting rid of a building in disrepair on Red Oak Road.

Grobe said board members worked with the Illinois

Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) is getting demolition cleared.

“We finally got clearance and got the building taken care of. It was a right step in the beautification of the village,” he said.

The village also broke ground last fall for a new $2 million waste disposal plant. Grobe anticipates the project will be completed by springtime.

“We want to make sure that it gets finished off, and we want to get it up and running as soon as possible because we’ve had major issues with our current plant. Hopefully with improvements and new

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Be cool ... and you’ll stay warm With below average temperatures approaching, be extra cautious when outside or driving

By Eric Engel eengel@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — Winter took its sweet time arriving to town this season, which few people outside of snowboarders and snowman architects were complaining about, but Bill Nichols indicated the flakes and freezing temperatures are now here to stay for a while.

Nichols, lead forecaster for the National Weather Service Quad Cities, said 4 to 5 inches of snow hit the Princeton area during the weekend, and the gusting winds reached 20 to 30 miles per hour, allowing for reasonable drifting.

“When the snow started not much was staying on the roads because the

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Bureau County Fair Queen Megan Foes of Mineral was honored Sunday at a tea at Chapel Hill Golf Course in Princeton prior to her trip to Springfield to compete in the Illinois County Fair Queen Pageant, set for Jan. 15-17 at the Crowne Plaza Convention Center. Foes, who will represent Bureau County, will be in competition with other county fair queens from around the state. The event was held to give friends, family and community members an opportunity to get a glimpse of the outfits Foes will wear during the competition and offer her a chance to brush up on her skills before the event. Kramer’s Kitchen catered the event.

Better Business Bureau’s Top 10 scams of 2015 ROCKFORD — The Top 10 scams of 2015 impacting consumers range from taxes and credit cards to home improvement and computers. Common to all of these scams reported to the Better Business Bureau (BBB) was the fact that theft is at the core of every one.

Scammers wanted to steal either money or personal identity information. What varied was the way they attempted their thefts.

“Throughout the year, the BBB warns consumers and businesses of various scam attempts,” explains Dennis Horton, director of the Rockford Regional Office of the Better Business Bureau.

“Now, when we compile all of these actions, it is shocking to see how this thievery targets virtually every aspect of how we live and do business. We should realize scammers are nothing but thieves.”

The Top 10 scams of 2015 are: 1. Tax Scam: You receive a phone call from someone who says they are with the IRS. They claim you owe money in back taxes and will be arrested or face legal consequences if you do not pay (usually by wire or prepaid debit card).

The caller ID is spoofed to appear to be a government

agency or the police.

2. Tech Support Scam: You are contacted by “technicians” claiming to have detected a virus or security threat on your computer, and for a fee, can log in and correct the problem remotely. These callers are actually hackers trying to steal money or sensitive computer passwords and/ or damage computers with malicious software.

3. Lottery/Sweepstakes/ Prizes Scam: You receive a call, letter or email claiming you’ve won some type of prize. It may involve a lottery or a sweepstakes. In order to receive the prize, you are instructed to send a fee to cover expenses associated with delivery, processing or insurance. The prize is not real; you should never have to pay money to claim a prize you have won.

4. Advance Fee Loan Scam: While searching for loan information, you see an enticing ad and click through to the website.

You fill out an application and soon receive an email or phone call advising that you are approved for the loan, but you must first send a processing fee, security deposit or insurance. You pay the “fee,” but never see the loan.

5. Fake Check/Money

Order Scam: This can happen any time someone is paying you for goods or services (even when you are selling something online).

You receive a check in the mail that is larger than the amount owed, and you are asked to deposit the check and wire the difference.

The check is a fake, and when it bounces, you’re out the money.

6. Debt Collection Scam: You receive a phone call from someone claiming you have an unpaid debt.

You are threatened with garnishments, lawsuits, even jail time if you don’t pay right now. The scammer will often use caller ID spoofing and pretend to be a government agency or law enforcement in order to further invoke fear.

7. Credit Card Scam: The scammer pretends to be from your bank or credit card issuer, and they claim that you are now eligible for a lower interest rate, or that they need to verify a recent transaction. The consumer provides the scammer with their credit card number and security code to “verify” their identity.

8. Home Improvement Scams: These can be as varied as the areas around your home that need fixing. Typically, the scam-

mers are not established businesses in the area but still claim to be working on nearby homes. Often they attempt to have you pay a significant amount of money upfront. And then they never show up again as promised. You have lost the money and there’s no way to contact them.

9. Government Grant Scam: You receive a phone call, email or letter informing you that you’ve qualified for a government grant. In order to receive the grant, however, you are instructed to send money as a processing or delivery fee, usually by wire transfer or prepaid debit card.

10. Work from Home Scam: While looking for a job online, you answer an ad for making big bucks while working from home. The job may be

stuffing envelopes, posting advertisements or shipping packages. They often request an advance fee for their information and materials but no real opportunity to make money exists. You could also have your identity stolen when you fill out the employment forms, or even end up handling stolen merchandise.

“These scams continue because they are successful enough to make it worthwhile for these thieves to keep trying to con people out of money,” says Horton. “There is a science to scams, and it may surprise you to know that scammers use many of the same techniques as legitimate sales professionals. The difference, of course, is that their “product” is illegal and could

cost you a fortune.”

Here are the tactics that scammers use to draw you in: Establishing a connection: The scammer builds rapport and a relationship with you. This can be faceto-face, online or by telephone. Rapport is particularly important in home improvement scams, investment scam and online romance scams.

Source credibility: Scammers use techniques to make themselves look legitimate, such as fake websites, social media posts or hacked emails that come from a friend’s account. Most email phishing scams spoof real companies, and many scammers pretend to be a trusted business or government agency in order to add credibility.

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By Dave Cook dcook@bcrnews.com

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Where everyone is a winner Special Olympics district games held Saturday

By Dave Cook dcook@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — Athletes from the Special Olympics were in a race against wintry weather on the morning of Saturday, Jan. 9. Gathering at the Bureau County Fairgrounds for the District A Winter Games, athletes

Walnut From Page 1 equipment, we will be able to alleviate the problems we now have with our current plant,” he said.

Grobe said the old disposal plant was pushing 50 years.

“I think it’s a testament of our staff who has done a wonderful job in maintaining the plant and keeping our equipment up to par, because usually the equipment is known to only last about 40 years. We got 10 more years of life out of the plant,” he said.

The village was able to secure a 20-year EPA loan to cover the cost of the project.

The village will start making payments on the loan next spring, according to Grobe.

Last year, the village also

from 22 teams competed for medals and a chance to advance to the next round of competition.

Racers, including eight from the local area, donned snowshoes and lined up for the different heats of seven events. With the wet mist quickly turning into snow flakes, the starting pistol

said good-bye to two longterm village employees.

Former Walnut Police Chief Tom Ptasnik retired from the village after 12 years of service this past summer.

Glen Lawson was hired to fill the position in August.

“We’re in the process of rebuilding our police department, and I see a lot of good things coming out of it,” Grobe said.

Also, village treasurer Nita VonHolten retired after serving the village for 20 years. Autumn Wolfe was hired to fill her spot.

“I think she’s going to do an excellent job, and so far it’s been a great fit,” Grobe said.

Grobe also talked a bit about the Walnut Chamber of Commerce. While it’s a separate organization, Grobe said the village works closely with the Chamber to

cracked the air. This sent runners charging through the small cloud of smoke and sprinting toward the finish line, while friends and family cheered. A challenging course, the uneven ground caught the tips of several snowshoes.

Any racer stumbling and falling though got back up

help promote the village.

Grobe touched on the great job the Chamber does in promoting businesses in the community. He said the Chamber has gotten more aggressive within the last couple years, and he’s watched members of the Chamber put their best foot forward in sharing information about their businesses while also promoting the

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on their feet and finished, often with their fellow racers encouraging them as they raced side by side.

Any athlete winning a gold medal on Saturday will be advancing to the state games on Feb. 2-4 at Chestnut Mountain Resort in Galena.

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Grobe said there are many great businesses in the Walnut area which help support a number of local families. He hopes to continue to see businesses grow in the village and also watch the vacant Main Street shops fill with new business.

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PRINCETON — Many in the area may already be familiar with Princeton’s new city manager, Rachel Skaggs. A graduate of Bureau Valley High School, Skaggs is a native of Walnut. For those who haven’t met her yet or who want to wish her well in her new position, there will be a meet-andgreet event from 1 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 13, at the Prouty Building on Princeton’s South Main Street.

After graduating from Northern Illinois University with a master’s degree in public administration, Skaggs gained valuable experience working with the city of Montgomery and most recently as a management analyst of the village of Schaumburg. According to a press release from the city of Princeton, Skaggs has experience with general and capital budgets and has worked with

Rachel Skaggs economic development projects, collective bargaining units and utility policies.

Skaggs previously said she’s looking forward to working with the mayor and the council to move the city forward and continue to make Princeton a great community.

The city is encouraging residents to come out to the event and meet Skaggs. Mayor Joel Quiram previously stated, “She has a very easy going and friendly demeanor, and I think people will really warm up to her.”

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Skoog’s office holding satellite office hours in DePue DEPUE — To help ensure residents have access to the resources of his office, state Rep. Andy Skoog, D-Spring Valley, is inviting residents to stop by his satellite office hours on Thursday, Jan. 28, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Selby Township Library, located at 101 Depot St. in DePue. “I’m new to the General Assembly, and I want everyone I represent to have a chance to share their concerns and suggestions regarding the many issues Illinois is facing,” Skoog said.

“I want to know what issues are most important to the community, and what I should be advocating for in Springfield. Taking the services of my district office on the road to the communities of the 77th District will help make sure local residents have easier access to what we can do to help them.”

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are events to help communities, located away from the district office, have access to the resources of their state representative. Skoog’s staff will be available to meet with constituents, hear issues facing local communities, and offer help navigating state programs and services through his office. He plans to hold satellite office hours and other outreach events regularly across the district.

“My door is always open, and my staff and I are always available to lend a helping hand or a listening ear,” Skoog said.

Skoog represents the 76th District, which includes all or portions of Bureau, LaSalle, Livingston and Putnam counties.

You can contact Rep. Skoog’s constituent service office at 815664-2717 or repskoog@ gmail.com with any additional questions or comments.

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Slick roadways were the norm Saturday afternoon/night and early Sunday morning.

Warm From Page 1 asphalt wasn’t below 32 degrees, but as the temperature falls, it allows for the snow to stick to the roadway,” Nichols said, indicating the asphalt takes a while longer to drop to freezing temperatures, as the heat and friction from a vehicle’s tires cut into the frozen layers.

Nichols called the weekend weather a moderate event concerning condensation and the dangers associated with the cold temperature and the

windy elements.

“When the wind chill is minus 20 degrees, hypothermia can develop within half an hour, and there are multiple parameters that lead to slower physical functioning,” he said, as blood flow severely slows to the limbs, movement stiffens and proper mental functioning is quickly strained in freezing temperatures.

In explaining his forecasting efforts for the approaching January weather, Nichols used a hunting analogy. When a hunter stares down a deer that isn’t moving, he aims

and takes a relatively easy shot, but when the deer is sprinting across the field in five seconds flat, the hunter simply does not have as great an opportunity of downing the animal, regardless how good his aim is.

“A dynamic — or changing — weather pattern has been developing lately, so it’s difficult to forecast to the public what will be happening seven days or longer into the future,” Nichols said, indicating all signs are pointing toward temperatures well below normal, especially with the wind chill.

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The fact is you should take precautions in January, as cold weather is expected, but with the mild season experienced in the Illinois Valley this year, here is a reminder for logical behavior. Pack an extra blanket, coat, hat and gloves in your vehicle; throw a shovel and some salt in your trunk.

Be extra careful on icy and snowy roads, for the safety of yourself and others because it’s better to get there five minutes late than to end up in the ditch and not get there at all.

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The board may also take action on granting an extension for Walnut Ridge Wind Farm for installation of one substation, one staging area, 99 power poles and an associated transmission line in Walnut and Ohio Townships.

As previously reported, back in 2008 when the county board granted conditional use permits for Walnut Ridge, the applicant had three years to get a building permit for the project.

After three years, no one had applied for that building permit, however, an extension was requested. The extension was to run out on Dec. 31, 2014, but right before Geronimo Wind Energy, who was the current owner of the project, filed a request for another extension.

Five months later the wind farm project was sold to BHE Renewables who amended the

request for the extension and did not seek to extend conditional use for the wind turbines, but only for the substation, staging area, transmission lines and transmission line support poles.

The extension request also went before the zoning board of appeals, where it was recommended it be denied.

Again, the county board will have the last say in whether or not to allow an extension request of the 2008 conditional use permits that were extended in 2011 and requested again in 2014.

Several people are expected to speak during the public comment at tonight’s (Tuesday) meeting, which will be called to order at 6:30 p.m. in the Bureau County Courthouse. There are 13 people on the agenda to speak on the matter. Because of the number of requests, speaking time will be limited to five minutes.

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Food service sanitation course Jan. 18 SPRING VALLEY — A food service sanitation manager certification course will be offered Monday, Jan. 18, at St. Margaret’s Hospital, 600 E. First St. in Spring Valley.

The class will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the test at 4 p.m. This is a state approved eight-hour course for the Illinois Food Safety Certification. Recertifiers may attend.

All food service facilities are required to have certified manager.

For more information, or to obtain registration forms, call David K. Williams at 815-564-5603 or email Dave at williamsclasses@gmail.com.

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Obituary Stephen ‘Mouse’ Morris SHEFFIELD — Stephen C. “Mouse” Morris, 60, of Sheffield died Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, at home under hospice care, with his longtime girlfriend and beloved dogs by his side.

Stephen was born Jan. 29, 1955, in Princeton, the son of Don and Virginia (Watson) Morris.

He worked at Wyanet Body Shop for Stephen many years. He also was employed as a Morris carpenter at Walt Vervynck and Scotty Imes in Kewanee. He loved his garden, Bears and NASCAR. He is survived by his girlfriend, Peggy Underwood; two sons, Mike (Kelly) Morris and Johnny Morris; one stepson, Greg Jensen; one brother, Tim “Mouse” Morris; three grandchildren, Kai, Mazie and Max; one stepgranddaughter, Alex; three nieces, Heather, Riley and Olivia; and one nephew, Larry.

He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Larry, Bob, Tony and Tom; and one stepdaughter, Carrie Jensen.

Cremation rites were accorded. A celebration of life will be from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at Sock’s Place in Wyanet.

A memorial has been established in his memory to Sheffield Fire and Rescue or to Peggy Underwood for funeral expenses.

The Garland Funeral Home in Walnut is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.garlandfuneralhome.com.

Obituary deadlines

Deadlines for obituaries are 2 p.m. Monday for Tuesday’s paper, 2 p.m. Wednesday for Thursday’s paper and 2 p.m. Friday for Saturday’s paper.

Brock Bassett named 2016 ambassador On June 20, 2012, the Kurtz/Bassett family was blessed with its newest family member, Brock Easton Bassett. Brock was a happy, healthy baby boy delivered via a scheduled C-section.

“Brock was a great baby with no concerns other than a diagnosis of rotavirus at 9 months old,” said Jen Kurtz, Brock’s mom. “Brock recovered quickly from this and began walking and doing his best to keep up with his brother and sister .”

As the months went on, Brock became very needy.

He would point to something he wanted and try to say it in his own vocabulary.

If you didn’t understand him, he would get very frustrated and would start throwing fits. Jen did her best to keep Brock happy, not even realizing or thinking something wasn’t right.

In March of 2014, Jen took her 3-year-old Lane to get screened for preschool at Lincoln School in Oglesby. The office and preschool staff knew the family well as big sister, Kendal, attended preschool there. While at the screening, Brock, who was 19 months old, started throwing a fit as Jen tried to fill out some paperwork.

The preschool coordinator, Sue, suggested that Brock could be screened that day as well. Jen was surprised as she didn’t realize that at 19 months old Brock could be screened. The screening determined that Brock had a speech delay and needed early intervention services including developmental and speech therapy.

Like many parents, Jen had no idea that there was an organization in the area that could help with something like this or that her son needed help.

Ms. Kelly was Brock’s developmental therapist; she worked with him twice a week. Ms. Maria, his speech therapist, would see him once a week. Brock also attended Ms. Kelly’s 2-yearold toddler class that she taught two days a week. Jen was very thankful for all the help Brock was getting and hoped that because of this, Brock would be caught up by the time he entered preschool.

“Jen is an amazing mom and worked with us closely. She helped reinforce all that he was learning,” said Kelly Bault, Brock’s developmental therapist. “Jen’s involvement and hard work

made a huge difference in his progress.”

When Brock’s therapy sessions began in June of 2014, Brock’s progression was initially very slow going. Around September of 2014, Brock started going to a toddler class, and he loved attending his “school.” His speech came slow, but it was increasing.

He only had a few tantrums at school, but his teacher was able to stop them fast.

As his speech was increasing, his tantrums overall were lessening. In April of 2015, Brock was accepted into the public school preschool program, but was able to stay in the toddler class after he turned 3 since he had a summer birthday.

This allowed him to continue therapies until school started.

Today Brock loves school and playing with his friends.

His speech has improved greatly, and he loves to show his family what he did in class and share his stories from school.

“Brock’s teacher recently told me that if they were to evaluate him for preschool now, he would not qualify because he would no longer be considered develop-

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mentally delayed,” said Jen. The Kurtz/Bassett family is thankful to Starved Rock Regional Center for Therapy and Child Development (SRRC) and everyone involved with his progress.

“Brock is an example of what a difference early intervention can make,” said Paula Williamson, director of therapy at SRRC. “Children in early intervention have greater than expected growth, in that they acquire skills at a faster rate even after they leave the program. Nearly half of children leave EI functioning at age level, and do not need special education at kindergarten age.”

Illinois Chamber lists new laws that affect businesses SPRINGFIELD – Several new laws are taking affect this month, changing the way many businesses function.

“Fortunately,” said Todd Maisch, president and CEO of the Illinois Chamber, “These laws will help businesses rather than hurt them, meaning improvement in the business climate.”

From reform in the unemployment insurance system to a new Illinois program for air permits, these new laws are a step in the right direction.

“Illinois businesses are starting to see positive changes from the Capitol,” said Maisch. “If we want a strong Illinois, we have to have a strong business climate.”

Unemployment Insurance Reform Unemployment insurance reform became possible because of successful negotiations between business, labor, and lawmakers. It is a compromise bill that the Illinois Chamber was involved in crafting. It broadens the definition of “misconduct” so that employers would not have to prove that eight kinds of misconduct that led to termination was “willful and deliberate” and therefore not eligible for unemployment insurance. Those eight circumstances are falsification of employment documents; failure to maintain licenses, registrations, certifications etc.; violating attendance policies; gross negligence in damaging the employer’s property; refusal to obey reasonable instructions; using alcohol or drugs — illegal, prescribed, or overthe-counter if used not according to the label — while at work; reporting to work under the influence of alcohol or drugs — illegal, prescribed, or over-thecounter if used not according to the label; and gross negligence that endangers the safety of the individual or co-workers.

It also eliminates the Social Security offset in determining benefits based on income. Finally, it prevents the increase of $470 million in unemployment insurance taxes, and prevent further changes to the UI law until Jan. 1, 2018.

attainment areas. The attainment areas in Illinois are generally our downstate communities outside the Chicago and Metro East areas of the state.

The ability to receive an air permit is a “go/no go” factor for new plant construction or major expansions of existing facilities, making the permitting process a vital economic development issue. This will help put Illinois in a better position to compete for businesses and jobs with the other 41 states, including all our neighboring states, that have state implemented plans for these permits.

The new law requires the Pollution Control Board to adopt rules for a state-implemented program for PSD permits - which are necessary for new plant construction or major expansions of existing facilities in

This law deals with documents filed with boards of review. The bill provides that complaints and other written correspondence sent by the U.S. Postal Service are deemed filed on the postmark date— consistent

Permits of Significant Deterioration (PSD)

Nonroad Engines

This law makes the Illinois Air Permit Program fully consistent with Title V in the federal Clean Air Act which excludes internal combustion engines used for transportation purposes, nonroad engines, and nonroad vehicles from the definition of “stationary source.” Illinois law has long been inconsistent with the federal law, leading to situations in which businesses were told by the state regulatory agency they needed to obtain permits that were not required under federal law. This legislation removes any confusion regarding the need to obtain an air permit. Nonroad engines would still be required to comply with applicable air emission regulations.

Biosimilars

The Chamber joined with the pharmaceutical manufacturing community in supporting SB 455. This will result in the removal of barriers to lower cost drugs by allowing pharmacists the ability to dispense safe and potentially less expensive biologic medications to patients by substituting an FDA approved interchangeable biologic for a prescribed biologic product.

Current Illinois law does not provide a pathway for such substitution of interchangeable biologic drug products and SB 455 updates the law to clearly establish a substitution pathway as well as provide a communication process between pharmacists and prescribers to ensure that medical records are accurate.

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with Section 1.25 of the Statute on Statutes. It provides that if such materials are sent by another delivery service, for example UPS, such materials are considered as filed on the date sent as indicated by the shipping tracking label. Finally, HB 2554 also provides if a board of review authorizes the electronic filing of documents the documents shall be considered filed as of the date received.

Veterans Preference in Private Employment Act

A private employer may adopt a voluntary veterans’ preference employment policy if: The veterans’ preference employment policy is in writing; the policy is posted at the place of employment or the employer’s website; the employer’s application informs all applicants of the veterans’ preference employment policy; and the policy is applied uniformly for all employment decisions regarding hiring, promotion, or retention of veterans.

Amendment of the Equal Pay Act of 2003

Employers with fewer than four employees are subject to penalties ranging from $500 for a first offense to $5,000 for a third or subsequent offense. Employers with more than four employees are subject to penalties ranging from $2,500 for a first offense to $5,000 for a third or subsequent offense.

Employee Classification Deadline

Amends the Employee Classification Act to delay the deadline for reports of payments to an individual or entity not classified as an employee from Jan. 31 to April 30, and requires the report to be filed electronically.

Amendment of the Private Employment Agency Act

Requires the Department of Labor to provide on its website a public list of all licensed employment agencies and all employment agencies whose license has been suspended or revoked. States that it is a violation of the Act for an employer to accept a referral of an individual for employment from an agency not licensed under the Act. For a first violation, DOL shall provide a notice of violation. For a second violation or a first violation not remedied within 10 days, the Director of Labor may impose a civil penalty up to $500 for each referral. After a second violation, the penalty is raised up to $1,500 per referral.

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Perspective Bureau County

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Serving Bureau County Since 1847

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Terri Simon

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Editor

From the editor’s desk Well, the snowfall that was supposed to miss us during the weekend ... didn’t, and more of the white stuff is forecast for today, Tuesday. The roads were awful late Saturday evening and early Sunday morning, but by the time I came to work Monday morning, it was smooth sailing. When I drive by the state and county barns as well as when I see the local trucks out and about, I always give a favorable nod to the folks who work hard to keep our roads clear. I’m sure it can be a tedious job — dangerous at times, too. But I can’t imagine winter life in the Midwest without them.

••• Last Tuesday, the Princeton Rotary had its meeting at the Bureau County Republican’s Community Room. I had the pleasure of speaking to this group again about life at the newspaper. As I thought about what I should say Tuesday morning before the meeting, a light bulb went off — so to speak. Rather than making Terri Simon the good Rotarians listen to me again, I thought they would probably enjoy more learning about the good folks who make up the BCR newsroom — Rita Roberts, Kevin Hieronymus, Lyle Ganther, Goldie Rapp, Eric Engel, Shannon Serpette and Dave Cook.

OK, I had to twist a few arms (not too hard though), but I have to tell you the staff did a great job, and hopefully, it allowed the Rotarians to be able to put faces with bylines, as they learned a bit about each of the folks that make up your hometown newsroom.

Ironically, I even think the staff enjoyed their brief speaking event, and I guarantee it was far more interesting than hearing me ramble on and on ...

I am humbled daily by this staff who gives 110 percent to produce a great newspaper. Thanks to the Rotarians for the opportunity, and thanks to the BCR newsroom for putting their hearts on their sleeves to deliver their messages.

••• Brrrrrr ... It’s cold outside. Really cold. Yes, I know it’s winter, but Old Man Winter’s windy weather just makes me shiver to the bone. I know I say this a lot, but please make sure you check on your older neighbors, family and friends during these times. Maybe they need something from the grocery, someone to grab their mail from the mailbox, someone to pick up their prescriptions ... or maybe just someone to sit and chat for a few minutes. Cold weather is hard on us all, but particularly vulnerable are older folks or those who may be compromised with an illness or other situation. Giving them a hand could sure mean a lot.

Also, don’t forget about your four-legged friends.

Regardless of their furry coats, the wind chills and low temperatures can be very dangerous for them as well. I don’t care if your outside dog has a dog house or not, it’s too cold for them to be outside when the wind chill is so low. I don’t have an answer for you on how to keep them warm, other than bringing them inside the house or garage, but I do know I’d hate to be that animal outside in a pen during these brutal temperatures. Please take care of your animals; their voices aren’t heard, but I guarantee they are still cold.

••• I was talking the other day to someone about this newspaper, and they made the comment they enjoyed reading all of the items we run written by younger people. I thanked them for noticing how many young people grace the pages of this newspaper with their talent. I’m proud of that ... and them.

I’m a firm believer that if I want young people to read us, then I have to have young people writing for us. I’m also so impressed with their talent, their fresh eyes and attitudes. And I think back many years ago when I was a young writer and how I wished someone would have given me a chance.

••• Sometimes I think Mother Nature gives us winter because it forces us to slow down a bit and allows us to reconnect with those who are near and dear to our hearts. During these colder times when it’s just to brutal to be outside, try to take time to spend with family and friends. There will come a time when you’ll be glad you did.

And remember ... you are important to me and the BCR.

On the street

What kind of impact does Martin Luther King have on today’s world?

“He united people and showed that the color of your skin doesn’t matter but what does is the strength of your heart. It is still evident today.”

Kayla Richardson, Princeton

“Martin Luther King has a profound impact on today’s society, but I wish his values were still held as high.”

Ashley Simmon, Geneseo

“Martin Luther King dreamed of equal rights for all people, and today there’s not segregation in schools.”

Hope Whightsil, Spring Valley

“In today’s world everyone is treated more equally, but there is still room for improvement.”

Megan Foes, Mineral

“Without Martin Luther King we wouldn’t have the equality that we have today. Though there are still problems in this area, the problems would be considerably worse had King not have fought so hard.”

Hannah Shearburn, Wyanet TO Letter THE Editor

‘Just down the road ...’

To the Editor, A friend forwarded to me a copy of the Letter To The Editor from Mr. Marty Golby of Geneseo, “Just down the road ... a treasure to behold’ in your Jan. 7 newspaper. I want to acknowledge reading the letter and thank Mr. Golby for his kind words about the Bradford Gypsy Coed exhibit at the Peoria Riverfront Museum and also my book, “Darlene’s Silver Streak and The Bradford Model T Girls.” Both the exhibit and the book are meant to be a tribute to these gutsy and adventurous girls, a true Bradford treasure. One of these women, Clare Breen Russell, would later in life live in Tiskilwa and write a newspaper column “Main Street Parade” that would grace the pages of your Bureau County Republican.

Mr. Golby is correct, time is running out for visits to the exhibition at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. However, the exhibit is open to the public not just on Sundays as his letter stated, but every day of the week except Monday, now through the close of the exhibit at the end of the day Sunday, Jan. 17.

John Butte Dunlap

An important vote To the Editor, I am a partial owner of Meisenheimer Farms. (I own Meisenheimer Farms along with my siblings.) We all live in the community directly affected by the Walnut Ridge wind farm. All of us support the Walnut wind project.

Why? Here is why. It increases the income per acre we will receive.

One-third of an acre per turbine and service road is taken out of production. The rental per turbine will increase our income for the farm. As farmers we always look for ways to increase our income.

We are concerned about having clean air and water. Wind energy is a clean fuel source. It won’t pollute our land, water ways air. Wind energy is sustainable, and we won’t run out of it.

A final point I want to make is to seriously consider the economic impact the wind farms will have

in our communities. The schools, park districts, libraries, fire districts, county and township governments, community college, and the Bureau County Soil and Water District. This could eventually lead to lower taxes for the landowners who pay real estate taxes to support the above taxing bodies. Therefore, I urge the county board to vote in favor of allowing the project to go forward.

This includes the substation that will be needed.

Charles Meisenheimer Walnut

Proposed private power line fight continues To the Editor, The RICL project has dropped from public view, but it isn’t gone.

The unprecedented attempt of a private group of investors to get 200-foot-wide easements across multiple states is still threatening our states.

It’s been a year since Clean Line LLC has contacted area newspapers, and most people on the proposed Rock Island Clean Line (RICL) transmission line route. The last news RICL publicly released was their announcement the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) had ruled granting them public utility status.

This publicity junket was a smoke and mirrors attempt to make the public and investors believe all was well and the transmission line had permission to move forward. In reality the ICC ruling didn’t give them rights to use eminent domain to seize land easements. All the ICC ruling did was allow Clean Line to continue to attempt to secure voluntary easements. Their land agents had been unsuccessful for years, so there was little chance the ruling would help RICL. The Illinois Land Owners Alliance, Illinois Farm Bureau and a major utility filed appeals in the Appellate Court to contest the ICC not completely denying the speculative, unnecessary land grab. Three Appellate judges — the Honorable Wright, Lytton and Carter — heard contesting statements and questioned the ICC and RICL attorney. A decision is pending.

RICL has not only met with oppo-

sition from landowners and those concerned with eminent domain and unnecessary transmission building in Illinois, but also from Iowa.

The Iowa Utility Board process has hindered the project and without permission to build in Iowa dealings are on hold. Less than 15 percent of the impacted Iowan landowners have signed voluntary easement agreements, and a far lower percent signed in Illinois. Without the use of eminent domain, the project is dead.

In response Clean Line’s strategy has shifted from pushing for individual state’s approval. They appear to be focusing their investors’ resources to federal eminent domain lobbying.

Hans Detweiller, who headed the RICL Illinois campaign, has been paid $40,000 monthly as their Washington lobbyist, and it’s estimated Clean Line has spent more than $560,000 this year in efforts to push their scheme through federal channels.

Multiple states have ruled the five Clean Line proposed projects, including RICL, are not in the best interest of their state, and federal eminent domain appears to be Clean Line’s last best hope. Various groups are working together to stop Clean Line, but we must continue to contact our representatives and stay vigilant as Clean Line is attempting to usurp state rights with green-washed lobbying.

The Block RICL Facebook page posts daily developments.

Susan Sack Mendota

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No letter will be published until The Bureau County Republican contacts the author of the letter to verify the signature. The Bureau County Republican reserves the right to edit or refuse any Letter to the Editor.

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Life&Arts

Honor rolls — LaMoille High School and Princeton High School have released honor rolls.

See LaMoille on Page 7 and Princeton on Page 8.

Illinois State Scholars — Five students from Hall High School have been named Illinois State Scholars. See Page 7.

Community Notes MS educational meetings

Annual community observance planned for Jan. 18 PRINCETON — The Princeton Peace and Justice Roundtable will host the third annual community observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18. This year the event will be held at Open Prairie UCC, 25 E. Marion St. in Princeton (behind the Apollo Theater).

The theme of the observance is building a just and compassionate world, inspired by Dr. King’s vision of what he called “the beloved community.” The one-hour interactive program will include a short film clip of Dr. King, music, and dialogue about how we

can use Dr. King’s wisdom to advance peace and justice in our local community and the larger world.

Junior high and high school students are encouraged to attend and participate in a discussion at the youth table or in the larger group. There will be a special activity for young children.

As part of the national MLK Day, President Barack Obama has encouraged Americans to volunteer in their local communities.

The president’s national service initiative calls for Americans from all walks of life to work together to provide solutions to our

PRINCETON — Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton will host a monthly Multiple Sclerosis educational meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, in the lower level conference room at the hospital. This program is free and open to the public. For more information on this program and other educational programs offered at PMH, call Marcia Hartwig at 815-876-4449.

Blood drive in Spring Valley nation’s most pressing problems.

The Princeton Peace and Justice Roundtable welcomes the participation of all people, whatever their

background, abilities, race, ethnicity, faith, or sexual orientation.

For more information, call 815-872-5150 or 815875-4706.

Hall High School announces Illinois State Scholars SPRING VALLEY — Hall High School Superintendent Mike Struna has announced five Hall High School students from the graduating class of 2016 have been recognized as Illinois State Scholars.

The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), the state agency committed to helping to make college accessible and affordable for Illinois families, bestows this prestigious recognition to top Illinois high school students annually. This year, more than 18,800 elite honorees join the other top state students honored for their academic achievements since the designation was first introduced in 1958. Illinois State Scholars represent approximately the top 10 percent of high school seniors, hailing from 671 different high schools across the state. Selection is based on SAT, ACT or Prairie State Achievement Exam scores, and/or class rank at the end of the junior year. High school guidance counselors work with ISAC to determine the winners.

The following Hall High School students were named 2015-16 Illinois State Scholars: Madison Considine, the daughter of Pete and Melanie Moreland of Ladd and James Considine; Evan Kiphart,

SPRING VALLEY — An American Red Cross blood drive will be from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, at St. Margaret’s Hospital, 600 E. First, Spring Valley. A blood donor card or driver’s license, or two other forms of identification, are required at check-in.

Individuals who are 17 years of age, weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate. To make an appointment, download the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit www.redcrossblood.org or call 800-RED CROSS.

Quarter Mania fundraiser MANLIUS — On Thursday, Jan. 14, Bureau Valley High School will host a Quarter Mania fundraiser on Thursday, Jan. 14, to raise money for Renaissance, the school’s incentive program, specifically toward the cost of attending the 2016 national conference. Food will be available and doors open to the public at 5:30 p.m. More than 20 local businesses contribute to the success of the evening event. Bidding numbers sell for $5 for one, $8 for two, or $10 for three. For more information on Quarter Mania or on the Renaissance program, contact tboyle@bureauvalley.net or visit the groups’ Facebook page.

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Hall High School students (front row, from left) Marco Uribe, Madison Considine and Evan Kiphart; and (back row) Joseph Kobold and Andrew Pullam were named Illinois State Scholars. the son of Gary and Amy Kiphart of Dalzell; Joseph Kobold, the son of Brian and Julie Kobold of Cherry; Andrew Pullam, the son of Frank and Kathy Pullam of Cherry; and Marco Uribe, the son of Tina Wenzel and Romulo Uribe of Spring Valley.

Susan Lucas, director of guidance at Hall, said, “On behalf of Hall High School, I would like to acknowledge our Illinois State Scholars. We are very proud of their strong work ethics and dedication to their academic endeavors, and we look forward

to their future achievements.”

Of the Hall students named Illinois State Scholars, Considine plans to start at Illinois Valley Community College and major in accounting, working toward her CPA; Kiphart plans to attend the University of Illinois and major in nuclear engineering through the Navy’s ROTC program; Kobold plans to major in business; Pullam plans to study engineering; and Uribe plans to major in biology and minor in mathematics before he heads to medical school.

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While this distinguished recognition does not include a monetary prize, recipients are encouraged to cite the honor on applications for college admission and scholarships.

In addition, students are urged to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible after Jan. 1. The FAFSA determines eligibility for federal and state aid, including Illinois’ need-based Monetary Award Program (MAP) grant, as well as for many forms of aid offered through colleges.

Second Quarter 2015-16 High Honor Roll Freshmen: Brianna Lipe, Luke Lovgren, Mariah Quest, Thomas Stamberger and Hannah Weeks.

Sophomores: Will Flanagan, Kyle Hunter, Cara Motter, Caleb Sarff and Clay Sundberg.

Juniors: Alana Cherry, Erin Hosto, Hannah Pinter and Brenna Rieker.

Seniors: Kaitlin Boers, Rylee Cromwell, Elizabeth Griffin, Joshua Gross, Olivia Heinzeroth, Kaitlyn Hildebrand, Sarah Hunter, Madisin Lewis, Lauren Motter, Jordyn Pinter, Rae

Honor Roll Freshmen: Katherine Anderson, Luke Beattie, Brady Becker, Grace Bertalot, Raygan Cromwell, Jacob Dickey, Haley Kessinger, Cassandra Martin, Kyle Pinter and Rebecca Taylor.

Sophomores: Karli Forbes, Mikaylah Graham, Dominic Moore, and Ryan Schultz.

Juniors: Ethan Blankenhagen, Christopher Cech, Max Kozeal, Ashley Lipe, Joseph Patrick, Max Sexton and George Stuepfert.

Seniors: Seth Blackburn, Patrick Harris and Alan Stamberger.

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FFA members attend Crops CDE On Nov. 10, the Bureau Valley FFA chapter sent four members to participate in the Crops CDE, which was held at Black Hawk East in Kewanee. The team, consisting of Tom Brummel, Chase Gripp, Emma Deppen and Katie Smith, placed eighth. This CDE involved the team identifying seeds, insects and weeds, judging the quality of different grains, and taking a test over agronomy related questions. Pictured are Tom Brummel of Sheffield (from left), Emma Deppen of Walnut, Katie Smith of Walnut and Chase Gripp of Sheffield.

Honor Rolls Kelly Van Den Bussche, Olivia Vergamini, Princeton High School Katelyn Vigars, Natalie Vujanov, Megan

First Semester 2015-16 High Honor Roll * indicates 4.0 Mia Akers, Aaron Allen, Skye Behrends, Jacob Bickett, Dominick Biggs, Allison Blocki, Elise Blocki, Alexanderia Borys, Alison Brown, Lydia Brown, Emily Burns, Kendra Cain, Alexis Camp, Jessica Carlson, Connor Colmone, Doran Cotter, Michaela Crowe, Jimsen DeGuzman, Jacob Doan*, Meghan Duffin, Kim Duong, Shea Dzurisin, Taylor Edgeworth, Hannah Erickson, Meg Fisher*, Jamie Forbeck, Nolan Frank, Ryan Frank, Heather Gebhart, Gabrielle Gerber, Jessica Gleason, Hector Gomez II*, Margarita Gomez*, Sara Grieff, Jenna Grimmer, Kenley Grimmer, Peyton Hammerich, Rachel Harris*, Shaylynn Hartmann, Shaela Hayes, Brooke Hieronymus*, Julia Hochstatter, Alisa Holmbeck, HuiNi Hsu, Alec Johnson, Lauren Johnson, Angelica Jones*, Cydney Kelly*, Jodie Kierski, Madison Kloster, Jessica Krohn, Tanner Kuhne, Brianna Legner, Justin Lewis, Jade Loftus, Michaela Mall, Kylee Mallery, Megan Manahan, Ashley March*, Luke Marselle, Daneillel May, Lauren McMillan, Lydia Mead, MaKenzie Mecum, Madison Menzel, Lila Minnick, Braden Murfin, Allyson Murray, Anna Murray, Daniel Naffziger, Thressa Nelson, Bryce Nyman, Charles Olson, Griffin Orr, Mason Orr, Spencer Parry, Corinne Peterson, Austin Phillips, Kailee Piacenti, Chelsea Piper, Courtney Pointer, Emma Proffitt*, Julia Prushinski, Rebecca Prushinski, Jessica Purvis, Sarah Ray, Audra Reidner, Jacob Reinhardt*, Ashley Reuter, Emma Roden, Claudette Rosario, Katelyn Ross, Albert Sadiku*, Abigail Scaggs, Alex Schlesinger, Hailey Schultz, Tieg Sisler, Alexandria Smallwood, Adrienne Snethen, Miranda Sorenson, Chloe Sterling, Kaitlyn Storm, Kyra Strom, Michaela Strom, Hallie Taets, Natovia Talbot, Kiara Tate, Gabriel Thompson, Victoria Tieman, Seth Torchia,

Wagenknecht, Taylor Weatherington, Zachary Welsh, Conner West, Mallory Wheeler*, Mikayla Wilhelm, Chaz Williams, Morgan Williams, Colton Youngren and Anna Zehr*.

Honor Roll Garrett Allen, Johnathon Allen, Conner Alter, Rayna Baker, Skyler Balensiefen, Lucas Bates, James Bickett, Elizabeth Braun, Carlie Brockman, Elizabeth Buchanan, Nathan Byers, Madyson Cain, Morgan Cain, Briuna Callaway, Genevieve Charry, Antonio Comer, Brielle Conwell, Hunter Culjan, Hope Davies, Kyle Degutis, Jakob Ebner, Coye Eden, Mark Elmore, Matthew Enriquez, Jacob Farraher, Dillion Forbeck, Bethany Ganther, Mackenzie Geldean, Adrianna Gonzales, Sabina Guajardo Ochoa, Haleigh Hall, Collin Hargreaves, Kira Harp, Michelle Harris, Cade Harrison, Zachery Hassler, Brant Hendrickson, Arraia Hicks, Hailey Hilmes, Margaret Hoeffliger, Jacob Hunt, Nolan Hunt, Blake Janssen, Rachel Jensen, Jacob Johnson, Arlie Kierski, Kyle Kinnamon, Kiley Korey, Michael Kramer, Kaitlyn Leopold, Brent Loftus, Olivia Lund, Emma Mason, Kaitlin May, Elle McComber, John Mead, Hannah Meyer, Rachel Miller, Shayna Miranda, Troy Molln, Margaret Moore, Mikayla Murphy, Sarah Murray, Madelina Nunez, Selena Olson, Jamie Orwig, Austin Osborn, Makenna Osborn, Christian Parry, Emily Perry, Ellise Piper, Ian Puebla, Dana Rawlings, Grant Reed, Ivy Rhodes, Beck Robbins, Colby Robbins, Elizabeth Rossler, Katrina Rudolph, Collin Rutledge, Mefmet Sadiku, Kiley Schenck, Casey Schertz, Andrew Schmitt, Daniel Schmitt, Aaron Sears, Hailey Shaw, Mary Sims, Lucas Sisler, Lydia Smallwood, Reid Smith, Brady Snethen, Trevor Tate, Chase Tatum, Natalee Theobold, Angelica Turpen, Kaley Vaccaro, Seth Wallace, Victoria Wallace, Kendal Way, Myah Weber, Sam Wolbrecht, Tyler Wood, Joshua Wooden, Cole Wright, Judson Wright and Lindsay Wright.

Education Briefs with a grade point average of 3.5 out of Phoenix Smallwood a possible 4.0 and with no “D” or “F” grades. named to dean’s list ROMEOVILLE — Phoenix Smallwood of Taylor Miller named to Princeton was named to Lewis University’s dean’s list for the 2015 fall semester. fall dean’s list She is studying psychology at Lewis University.

More than 1,450 students were honored on the Lewis University dean’s list for the 2015 fall semester. To be eligible for this honor, students must have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours of credit

DE PERE, Wis. — Taylor Miller of LaMoille has been named to the 2015 fall semester dean’s list at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wis. A minimum 3.5 grade point average is required for academic eligibility.

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Bureau Valley High School students (front row) Christian Terzoli; (middle row, from left) Jenna Hansen, Savanna Bell and Katelyn Aukes; and (back row) teacher Jeff Harris and students Devin Cole, Courtney Hoagland, Allanah Kiesewetter and Dallas Hardy were honored during a breakfast on Dec. 14 hosted by the BVHS Renaissance Program. Absent from the photo were Kelly O’Donohue and Tim Guerrero.

BVHS Renaissance Program honors December students, staff of the month MANLIUS — On Dec. 14, the Bureau Valley High School Renaissance Program held a breakfast to honor the Students of the Month and the Staff Member of the Month.

Each month teachers get to nominate students and one student is select-

ed from each department.

The nomination form for each student is sent home with a letter inviting the student’s parents or guardians to the breakfast. One staff member is also selected for Staff of the Month, chosen from nominations written by

students. The staff member and nominating student are also invited to the breakfast. At the breakfast each student/staff was honored by having their nomination read, being presented with a certificate and were rewarded with a gift certificate.

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Tuesday, January 12, 2016 • 9 Saturday special— The Hall Lady Devils defeated Putnam County Saturday. See page 10.

The PIT

PIT Notebook

Anderson comes home to the PIT

By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com

BCR photo/Mike Vaughn

Princeton’s Chaz Williams (left) locks horns with Olympia’s Keaton Fogler. Williams won 8-6 in overtime to advance to the semifinals at 220. He finished fourth.

Fourths for Tiger tandem

By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — When victory was slipping away, Chaz Williams had one thought on his mind: Don’t get pinned wrestling in front of the home crowd.

The Princeton senior 220-pounder fought through to the end, avoiding the pin, if not the defeat. He lost the third-place match by a 8-0 major decision to Connor Sperling of Dixon, finishing fourth in the finals of the 53rd annual Lyle King Invitational wrestling tournament Saturday, Jan. 9, at Prouty Gym. “I felt him get the wing in and then I realized he had a double. I didn’t want to go down by pin in a place match, so I just tried to fight off my back as hard as I could,” Williams said. “I’d rather go down by points than go down by a pin.”

Teammate Austin Wetsel joined him on the awards podium with a fourth-place finish at 145. PHS senior Tyler Wood finished eighth at 113.

Lyle King Princeton Invitational • Team champ: Dakota (186).

• PHS place-finishers: Austin Wetsel (145), Chaz Williams (220) fourth.

Overall I felt we wrestled well with room for improvement,” PHS coach Steve Amy said. “Austin ran into the eventual runner up in the quarters and then did a really nice job battling back in the wrestlebacks. His medal match was really a great match and the only difference was a mistake at the end when he was trying to win the match.

“Chaz had a great tournament beating three ranked guys along the way. He made a minor mistake in the semifinals and then did a great job regaining his composure and getting the next win in the wrestlebacks to get into the third-place match.

Williams, the seventh seed, was the lone Tiger to reach the semifinals. He edge Mercer County’s Jake Kisner 2-0 in his first match and outlasting

Keaton Fogler of Olympia, who is ranked No. 3 in 1A, 8-6 in overtime.

He said the overtime match was nerve-wracking.

“My coaches just told me to stay calm, trust your conditioning, trust your training, and that’s what I did.

Then at the end I went all or nothing and I came out on top,” Williams said.

Williams went down by a 3:59 fall to Levi Davis of Gibson and rebounded to defeat Kenny Brown of Palos Heights Shepard 5-1 to reach the third-place match.

“I honestly feel I can always do better. I was happy with what I could get, especially coming out and starting quarters, getting up early and competing with the No. 3 ranked kid in the state,” he said.

Wetsel was unable to avoid the pin fall in the third-place match at 145, bowing to Trevor Bulington of LeRoy at 5:37. He was disappointed with the ending, but pleased with his

PRINCETON — Josh Anderson found you can come home again, even if it’s from the other side of he wrestling mat.

The former Princeton Tiger wrestling standout and state qualifier returned to the Princeton Invitational Tournament over the weekend with a different perspective as an IHSA official. He was unable to make it back when invited last year, but made sure he kept this weekend open this year. ‘”’m glad to be able to come up. It’s good to see everybody, coach Swinford, coach Wahlgren and the alumni. Great to be back home,” said Anderson, who lives in downstate Marion. “I want to thank coach (Amy) and coach Swinford for giving me the opportunity to come home and get back to the old stomping grounds. This is good wrestling. Got 101 state qualifiers here. Good opportunity for me to get some exposure and some experience at the high level matches so someday I’d get to back to the Assembly Hall. That’s a goal of mine.”

Randy Swinford, the former PHS coach, said

Anderson made a good impression on longtime official Jim Carnahan of Rock Island.

Anderson is now in his 16th year officiating, starting out as a “broke college student looking for money,” he joked.

“It kind of steamrolled from there. They’re short of refs and the next thing you know my phone is ringing. It’s a great way to stay active in the sport and stay involved and give back to the sport,” Anderson said.

He said officiating gives him a better perspective for how a big event like the PIT goes on with all the behind the scenes work. He also sees things differently on the mat with a whistle in his hand.

“As a wrestler, a lot of times you don’t think what’s going through the ref’s head. It’s just different.

It’s good to see on this side.

Get to watch them instead of doing all the work,” he said.

The Andersons are one of the great PHS wrestling families like the Taylors and the Wahlgrens.

His father, Randy, and his brothers, Brian and Zach, were all standout wrestlers as well as Josh. Brian was

Anderson Page 12 Former Princeton wrestler Josh Anderson, a 1996 state qualifier, returned for the first time to officiate this year’ Princeton Invitational. He is an official in downstate Marion.

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Boys basketball: St. Bede 63, Hall 54 St. Bede’s B r a i d y Shipp gets a shot off over Hall’s Chris Ballerini Friday at the academy.

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Bruins defend the homecourt

By Dan Dwyer sports@bcrnews.com

PERU — The St. Bede Academy Bruins and Hall Red Devils battled back and forth for three quarters until the Red Devils ran into foul trouble and the Bruins were able to take advantage of its opportunities from the free throw line and downed Hall 63-54 in Three Rivers Conference play Friday at the academy.

Senior Drew Pullam pulled off a 3-point play the old fashioned way to knot the game at 41-41with 44 seconds to play in the third quarter.

SBA coach Mike Kilmartin said the Bruins had a decision to make.

“We called a time and we had three choices; amp it up, stay the same or fall, and we chose the good one,” Kilmartin said.

SBA senior center Andrew Pyszka laid in an easy bucket in the waning seconds of the third quarter and then SBA took its first possession of the fourth quarter and junior Jon Dose delivered what proved to be the fatal dagger as he knocked down a trey to put SBA on top 46-41.

“We talked about giving credit to our kids for playing hard. We really

challenged them in the last two days because we didn’t think they played real hard on Tuesday night, and then we had two hard practices and we saw a lot of improvement.

Give credit to St. Bede, they shot the ball well and Sapp and Dose made some big shots for them,” Hall coach Mike Filippini said.

Josh Sapp benefited from the late foul trouble the most as he attacked the basket and forced the Hall defense into committing fouls as he made four trips to the charity stripe in the fourth quarter alone

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Lady Devils on a roll

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Princeton’s Tyler Wood makes his moves in Saturday’s action in the Princeton invitational at 113.

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PIT From Page 9 improvement in the PIT. “I feel like I could of definitely won that last match. I just tried to get fancy and it didn’t end up well. But I’m pretty happy with a fourth-place finish, since I improved from last year,” Wetsel said.

Wetsel (10-5) wrestled his way into the third-place match by beating Juan Lazarit of Plano by tech fall 15-0 and edging Preston Brasten of Gibson City 6-5. He finished 3-2 for the weekend, knocked out of title contention with a loss by a 3:27 fall to Trevor Watkins of Manteno.

Wood won his opening match Friday, but was knocked out in the quarterfinals with a 10-8 setback to Tanner Swain of Vandalia. He beat Tyler Harris of Clinton by a 12-4 major decision, but was pinned by Joey Rivera of Coal City at 3:55, who took third place. He defaulted the seventh-place match after banging his head the match before, Amy said.

The only other PHS grapplers to win a match were Tyler Webster, who went 1-2 at 132 and Peyton Hammerich, who went 1-1 at 152, but was unable to make weight Saturday morning.

PHS freshman Chase Tatum was sick, Amy said, and did not wrestle.

• Three-time defending Class 1A state champion Dakota won the team title with 186 points, 16 more than runner-up Coal City. Vandalia (148), Byron (137) and Mercer County (130) rounded out the top five. ... Nolan Baker (132) of Byron and Nate Olsen (160) were named as Most Outstanding wrestelrs Comment on this story at www. bcrnews.com.

SPRING VALLEY — The Hall Lady Red Devils’ season kept on rolling in the right direction as they overwhelmed the Putnam County Lady Panthers during a 50-26 victory Saturday, Jan. 9, at Spring Valley.

“It’s nice when it all clicks and that’s pretty rare for us. When you get points low, they adjust and defend low and then you have to make shots and today we were fortunate,” Hall coach Brian Holman said.

Hall junior Hunter Galassi once again controlled the pace of play for the Lady Red Devils, forcing turnovers, attacking the basket and was also a decoy at times opening up opportunities for her teammates on the floor.

“The score was 4-4, and our defense picked up and we got a couple easy ones.

It takes a lot of work in practice to get us to that position where we are executing correctly, and they executed everything right there for about an eight-minute stretch over

halfway through the first quarter into the second quarter and that got us a little lead,” Holman said.

Galassi had her way with the Lady Panthers’ defense notching her 24th point of the evening with 5:50 to play in the game.

The entire Putnam County team only had 23 points collectively to that point.

“Galassi is a heck of a player. She’s been consistent all year long around that 20-point mark and having double digits in rebounds,” PC coach Jared Sale said. “They got her the ball and she went to work. We tried to game plan for her and talked about it, but she’s just hard to stop.”

When she wasn’t scoring on the offensive end, she was picking off passes in the defensive zone as the lengthy and athletic Galassi snatched seven of Hall’s 11 steals.

The Lady Panthers defense started to key on Galassi and the Hall offense adjusted in creating opportunities, particularly for senior guards

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Princeton’s Austin Wetsel works on top against Illini Bluff’s Ryan Hoffstatter Saturday in the Princeton invitational at 113.

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Hall’s Jenna Lusietto (right) battles for the rebound Saturday against PC.

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Morrison trips Tigers in OT

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Hall’s Chris Ballerini splits St. Bede’s Jon Dose and Andrew Pyszka Friday at the academy.

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Bruins From Page 9 and knocked down 6-of-8 from the line in the frame.

“We played a good game but we came up nine points short. We made a lot of improvement from Tuesday night to Friday night. Tuesday we didn’t play well at all. Today we played a good game.

We’re proud of their effort. We played as a team, and we kept our emotions in check, which is hard with it being a big rivalry game,” Filippini said.

The Red Devils made big shots throughout the night to keep them within striking distance the entire night, but every big shot from Hall was answered on the other end by a big play from the

Bruins squad.

“Sapp was really good. As my daughter said, ‘He was a monster. Sapp was a monster,’” Kilmartin said.

Sapp’s 18 points led all scorers, and Pyszka added 10 points and grabbed 16 rebounds.

Pullam pulled his weight with 11 points and 18 boards while sophomore guard Brant Vanaman led the Red Devils in scoring with 14 points.

“We’ve lost six games here in five years and we hang our hat on that and I keep harping on it, and I can name the six teams and nobody has done it twice. So that was an opportunity for them to beat us again and we didn’t want that to happen,” Kilmartin said.

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The Princeton Tigers were in control of Friday’s Three Rivers Conference game Friday, Jan. 8, at Morrison through three quarters with a 37-30 lead.

The Tigers added the first basket of the fourth quarter to stretch its lead to nine. Everything, however, quickly unraveled.

The Mustangs used a 13-4 run to tie the game at 43 at the end of regulation and went on to post a 53-49 overtime victory.

The Mustangs outscored the Tigers 23-12 from the fourth quarter through overtime to claim the come from behind victory.

Jake Reinhardt led the Tigers with 17 points and Colby Robbins added 14.

They combined for seven of the nine 3-point baskets the Tigers made.

Alleman 61, Bureau Valley 50: Trey Dale and Corbin Endress each scored 16 points for the Storm (3-14) in a home loss to the Pioneers Saturday.

Ryan Hodge led Alleman with 19 points.

Newark 77, LaMoille/ Ohio 35: The Norsemen rolled out to a 21-1 lead after eight minutes Friday on the way to a Little Ten Conference win at LaMoille. Newark led, 40-14,

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Princeton’s Skye Behrends skies at Morrison Friday. at the break, and recorded a 29-point third quarter on 12-16 shooting from the floor, to push in front, 69-27.

Newark connected on 12 3-pointers and shot 58 percent from the field while improving to 14-2, 4-0.

Josh Gross put in 17 points for the Lions (5-12, 1-3), including three treys.

Girls basketball

Stark County 49, LaMoille/Ohio 34: The Lady Lions led 34-33 before the Lady Rebels ended the game on a 16-0 run to claim the nonconference victory Saturday in Wyoming.

Paige Conner led the

Lady Lions with 12 points and 17 rebounds. Lexi Loftus added 10 points and nine rebounds.

Wrestling

Bruins 10th at Polo: St. Bede senior heavyweight John Barnes remained undefeated, winning three matches to take first place in Saturday’s Polo Tournament. Barnes defeated Matthew Crandall of Oregon 1-0 for the title.

Other place-finishers for the Bruins were Charles Korey (106) and Carter Funfsinn (138), who both placed fifth.

The Bruins finished 10th of 19 teams in the tournament.

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From Page 10 Rena Barrosso and Mackenzie Lechner and inside with junior center Jenna Lusietto providing support in the paint.

“If we get other people to step up early, Hunter has a lot of space because they have to cover the other girls. Once McKenzie hit a few shots in the second half, they started to have to spread out and we’re a good team when we do that. Hunter kind of drives the bus for us and everyone follows her lead and they kind of fall in behind her. And when they start stepping up, we’re a good team,” Holman said.

Galassi shot 10-of-13 from the field for 77 percent for 24 points, seven steals and four rebounds.

Barrosso and Lechner each chipped in seven points while Lusietto added eight. Barrosso also pitched out a game high

Anderson From Page 9 the state runner-up in 1993.

“Their family knows how. They have great work ethic, the Andersons,” Swinford said, who coached all the brothers at PHS. Josh Anderson worked construction for Swinford after high school.

Anderson, 37, said he has

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Hall’s Rena Barrosso takes a layup Saturday against PC. five assists while Lusietto grabbed a team high five rebounds.

The tenacious Hall defense never allowed double-digit points in any of the four quarters and created 21 turnovers on 11 steals.

“My thoughts coming off of the floor are that we got outworked, outplayed, and Hall just wanted it more,” Sale said. “It’s as simple as that.”

Tori Smoode had nine points for the Lady Panthers.

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great memories of the PIT going back to 1992 when Brian won in overtime by a referee’s decision.

He also remembers Zach wrestling against threetime state champ Israel Martinez of Aurora West, losing 3-1 in overtime.

Anderson’s best finish in the PIT was third.

Anderson had bad timing coming up to PHS when the Tigers were bumped up to AA his

senior year in 1995-96. He qualified for state at 125 pounds, but did not place in the big-school division.

He beat the 1A state champ that year, Tom LeCuyer of Plano, who was a threetime state champion.

He is a physical therapist in Marion for Nova Care.

He has four sons, the oldest of which is involved in wrestling.

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High school Boys Three Rivers ........Conf. All Newman ......................3-0 14-2 Princeton .....................4-1 10-5 St. Bede ......................4-1 10-4 Rockridge ....................4-2 12-4 Erie .............................3-1 11-6 Kewanee ......................3-1 9-7 Morrison ......................3-2 7-8 Orion ...........................2-1 10-5 Hall .............................2-2 10-7 Sherrard ......................1-2 5-9 Fulton ..........................1-3 8-11 Prophetstown ..............1-3 6-9 Riverdale .....................1-4 7-9 Bureau Valley ..............0-4 3-14 Amboy .........................0-5 2-12 Friday/Saturday games: St. Bede 63, Hall 54 Riverdale 78, Bureau Valley 35 Newman 69, Erie 53 Orion 66, Amboy 54 Morrison 53, Princeton 49 (OT) Kewanee 71, Prophetstown 41 Ridgewood 66, Sherrard 60 Rockridge 52, Fulton 45 Alleman 61, BV 50 Erie 54, Annawan 45 Kewanee 77, Morrison 46 Newman 56, Mercer County 51 At St. Bede Hall 14 14 13 13 - 54 St. Bede 16 17 10 20 - 63 HALL (10-7, 2-2): Vanaman 14, Pullam 11, Castelan 9, Trevier 8, Folmer 6, Ballerini 5. Totals: 20-50 (6-22) 8-12 54. Fouls: 16.

SBA (10-4, 4-1): Sapp 18, Pyszka 10.

Totals: 22-50 (6-22) 8-12 63. Fouls: 13.

At LaMoille Newark 21 19 29 8 - 77 LaMoille/Ohio 1 13 13 8 - 35 LaMoille/Ohio (5-12, 1-3): Stamberger 1-5 (0-1) 1-2 3, B. Debruhl 2-8 (0-4) 0-0 4, Gross 7-16 (3-10) 0-0 17, G. Stuepfert 0-0 0-0 0, Schulte 0-0 0-0 0, D. Debruhl 2-6 (0-1) 1-2 5, Tudor 2-11 (0-4) 0-0 4, Billhorn 1-3 (0-2) 0-0 2, Fultz 0-2 (0-1) 0-0 0, C. Stuepfert 0-5 (0-2) 0-0 0. Totals: 15-56 (3-25) 2-4 35.

Prelim: Newark 54, L/O 26.

At Morrison Princeton 16 8 13 6 6 - 49 Morrison 12 12 6 13 10 - 53 PHS (10-5, 4-1): Wedekind 1-5 (1-3)

0-0 3, Kuhne 0-0 0-0 0, Bates 1-5 (1-4) 0-0 3, Reinhardt 5-14 (3-3) 4-4 17, Robbins 4-18 (4-11) 2-2 14, Farraher 0-2 3-4 3, Jilderda 0-3 2-4 2, Behrends 3-5 1-4 7, Youngren 0-2 0-0 0. Totals: 14-54 (9-21) 12-18 49. Fouls: 14. Rebounds: 28 (Jilderda 8, Robbins 6).

At Manlius Alleman 18 12 18 13 - 61 Bureau Valley 9 10 11 20 - 50 BV (3-14): Osorio 0 0-0 0, N. Paup 4 1-2 9, Marquez 0 0-0 0, Endress 6 (1) 3-5 16, Barnett 0 0-0 0, Dale 6 (1) 3-8 16, Sebby 1 0-0 2, Petros 0 0-0 0, Edlefson 2 (2) 1-2 7, M. Paup 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 (4) 8-18 50.

High school girls At Wyoming LaMoille/Ohio 12 7 8 7 - 34 Stark County 16 10 5 18 - 49 LO: Martin 0 0-0 0, Conner 5 2 12, Kahly 1 0 2, Loftus 3 (2) 2 10, Pinter 0 0 0, Ranel 3 (1) 1 8, Deery 1 0 2. Totals: 13-48 (3-14) 5 34. Rebounds: Conner 17, Ranel 10, Loftus 9.

Other area results Annawan 77, Dav. Assumption 57.

Erie 42, Lena-Winslow 30 Erie 63, Winnebago 35 Prophetstown 58, Winnebago 50 Lena-Winslow 47, Prophetstown 42 Junior high boys SRC 8th grade tourney at Ottawa MONDAY: Princeton Logan 42, Streator 37. Logan (9-8): Adams 12, Atkinson 10, Haring 11, Duffin 4, Scaggs 4, Alter 1.

• TUESDAY: Logan 7ths will play 4 p.m. Logan 8ths will play at 5:15 p.m.

Junior high girls At Walnut 7th grade: BV North 38, Ohio 4. BVN (2-0): Kolb 12, Broers 10. Ohio: Davis 2, Reuter 2.

8th grade: BV North 48, Ohio 10.

BVN (2-0): Konneck 21,Monier 4, Bohm 4.

Ohio: Ward 4.

Junior college At Oglesby WOMEN: IVCC 69, Elgin 60. IVCC: Wolfe 20, Wignes 16, Pavlovich 15, Hoscheid 8, B. Herrmann 9, Bennett 1.

Wrestling

Princeton Invitational TEAM SCORES: 1. Dakota 186, 2. Coal City 170, 3. Vandalia 148, 4. Byron 137, 5. Mercer County 130, 6. Olympia 126.5, 7. Gibson City 122.5, 8. Manteno 113, 9.

Wilmington 105, 10. Morrison 102, 11.

Dixon 95, 12. Leroy 92.5, 13. Litchfield

82.5, 14. Rock Falls 81.5, 15. PORTA 81, 16. Clinton 76.5, 17. (tie) Illini Bluffs, Palos Heights 74, 19. (tie) Monticello, Ottawa 71, 21. Auburn 69, 22. Plano 61, 23. Newman 53.5, 24. Princeton 51.5, 25.

Roxana 48, 26. Pittsfield 44, 27. Orion 41, 28. Alleman 37, 29. Rockridge 34, 30.

Riverdale 25, 31. Reed Custer 20, 32. IVC 14, 33. Monmouth 10.

Championship bouts: 106 – Friddle (CC) dec. Blaser (MC) 6-3; 113 – Harsted (Ottawa) pin Nunez (Plano) 1:15; 120 – Womack (V) major dec. Worms (IB) 8-0; 126 – Wilsie (By) dec. Engle (MC) 6-2; 132 – Baker (By) pin Hild (PP) :45; 138 – Jensen (Ler) maj dec. Leake (Man) 13-4; 145 – Krulas (Dak) dec. Watkins (Man 12-7; 152 – Packer (Dak) dec. Pretto (Wil) 7-1; 160 – Olsen (Dak) maj dec. Carter (GC) 10-1; 170 – Hawkins (Wil) dec. Silva (Manteno) 3-2; 182 – Elsbury (By) pin Wolber (Dix) 2:47; 195 – Kauzlaric (CC) dec.Bradley (V) 7-3; 220 – McPeek (Dak) pin Davis (GC) 4:42; 285 – Ball (MC dec.

Brown (Plano) 3-1 Princeton results: 113: Tyler Wood (P pin Muhamed (PHS) 1:36, lost to Swain (V) 10-8, def. Harris (Clinton) 12-4 major decision, lost by 3:55 fall to J. Rivera (CC), lost by default to Litwiller (Oly) to place eighth.

120: Marselle (P) lost to Miller (RC) 8-3, lost to Triplett (Byron) by 1:30 fall.

126: San Juan (P lost Paslay (V) by 3:28 fall, lost to DeLeon (PHS) 10-9.

132: Webster (P) pinned Ambrose (Wilm) by 3:03 fall, lost to Webb (Sterling) by 5:43 fall, pinned Howald (IVC) 2:10, lost to Uehling (Litchfield) by 1:21 fall.

145: Wetsel (P) def. Shields (Wilm) 6-3, lost to Watkins (Manteno) by 3:27 fall, tech fall 15-0 over Lazarit (Plano) def. Brasten (GC) 6-5, lost to Bullington (LeRoy) by 5:37 fall to place fourth.

152: Hammerich (P) lost to Norton (Coal City) by 3:03 fall, def. Schielein (Dixon) 15-6 may dec., lost to Menacher (Monticello) by default.

170: Hoffman (P) lost to Bauer (Oly) by 15-0 tech fall, lost to Williams (Gibson City) by 3:58 fall.

182: Spencer (P) lost to Todd (Riverdale) by 5:43 fall, lost to Petreikes (Rockridge) by 0:55 fall.

220: Williams (P) def. Kisner (Mercer County) 2-0, lost to Davis (Gibson City) by 3:59 fall, def. Brown (Shepard) 5-1, lost to Sperling (Dix) by 8-0 maj dec. to place fourth.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN PROBATE ) ESTATE OF ) ANGELINE ) ) MALLONEE, Deceased ) NO. 2015 -P-98 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Angeline Mallonee. Letters of Office were issued on December 30, 2015 to David L. Forristall, 125 S. Galena, Tiskilwa, Illinois 61368 and Susan Forristall, 416A Old

Barn Road, Barrington, Illinois 60010, as Independent Executors, whose attorneys are Russell, English, Scoma & Beneke, P.C., Ten Park Avenue West, Princeton, Illinois 61356.

Claims against the Estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk, Bureau County Courthouse, Princeton, Illinois 61356, or with the representative, or both, on or before July 15, 2016, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act

of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed by that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk are to be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated this 7th day of January, 2016. /s/ Mary C. Dremann Bureau County Circuit Clerk MICHAEL L. ENGLISH ARDC #3126742 RUSSELL, ENGLISH, SCOMA & BENEKE, P.C. Ten Park Avenue West

Princeton, IL 61356 Phone: (815) 875-4555 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 12, 19 and 26, 2016.

William H. Johnson of 20634 1650 E Street, Princeton, IL 61356, as Independent Executor, whose attorneys are Angel, Isaacson & Tracy, 111 Park Avenue East, Princeton, IL 61356.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk, Bureau County Courthouse, 700 South Main Street, Princeton, IL 61356, or with the Independent Executor, or both, on or before July 14, 2016, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the Independent Executor is required

by Section 18-3 of the

Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Independent Executor and to the attorneys within 10 days after it has been filed.

Dated this 7th day of January, 2016.

Angel, Isaacson & Tracy Attorneys for William H. Johnson 111 Park Avenue East Princeton, IL 61356 815-875-6551 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) RUBY JOANN ) JOHNSON, ) ) DECEASED NO. 2016-P-01 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Ruby Joann Johnson.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) GERALDINE R. ) ROMAN, ) Deceased. ) No. 2015-P-94 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Geraldine R. Roman, Letters of Administration were issued on December 22, 2015 to James F. Roman, as Independent Executor, 907 S. Loomis

St., Chicago, IL 60607.

Claims against the Estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk, Bureau County Courthouse, Princeton, Illinois 61356, or with the Estate’s attorney, Andrew M. Russell, 10 Park Ave. W., Princeton, IL 61356, on or before Tuesday, July 12, 2016, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed by that date is barred. Copies of Continued on page 15

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Continued from page 14 a claim filed with the Clerk are to be mailed or delivered to the representative or the Estate’s attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated this 5th day of January, 2016. /s/ Mary C. Dremann Bureau County Circuit Clerk Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 5, 12 and 19, 2015. f CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT f BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) EUNICE L. ELLIS,) DECEASED ) NO. 2015-P-91 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Eunice L. Ellis.

Letters of office were issued to Beverly Jean Ellis Hooker of Box 43, Tiskilwa, Illinois 61368 as Independent Executor whose attorneys are Angel, Isaacson & Tracy, 111 Park Avenue East, Princeton, Illinois 61356.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Court, Bureau County Courthouse, 700 South Main Street, Princeton, Illinois 61356, or with the Independent Executor, or both, on or before June 29, 2016, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the Independent Executor is required

by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Independent Executor and to the attorneys within 10 days after it has been filed.

Dated this 23rd day of December, 2015.

Angel, Isaacson & Tracy Attorneys for Estate 111 Park Avenue East Princeton, IL 61356 815-875-6551

Published in the Bureau County Republican Dec. 29, 2015 and Jan. 5 and 12, 2016.

North line of Section 8 for a distance of 516.2 feet to the Northeast corner of property conveyed to Gene and Barbara Michael as per Book 758, Page 784 (former Edward B. Pettegrew tract); continuing thence East along the North line of Section 8 for a distance of 231.80 feet to the Northwest corner of property contracted to William P. and Ann M. Borre as per Book 907, Page 274; thence South 7˚53’ West along an existing fence line for a distance of 283.0 feet; thence South 8°59’ West along an existing fence line for a distance of 370.0 feet; thence South 12°00’ West along an existing fence line for a distance of 171.0 feet; thence South 3°03’ East along an existing fence line for a distance of 471.60 feet to a point on the Easterly right-of-way line of Illinois Route #26, said point being 66.36 feet left of Station 1431+81.41 as shown on the right-of-way plat recorded in Book 774, Page 582 and the Point of Beginning of said tract; continuing thence South 3°03’ East along an existing fence line for a distance of 200.40 feet; thence South 84°20’ East along an existing fence line for a distance of 211.0 feet; thence South 29°21” East along an existing fence line for a distance of 142.0 feet; thence South 87°29’ East along an existing fence line for a distance of 404.0 feet; thence North 47°28’ East along an existing fence line for a distance of 98.0 feet; thence South 51°28’ East along an existing fence line for a distance of 200.0 feet; thence South 51°55’ East along an existing fence line for a distance of 176.0 feet; thence South 50°29’ East along an existing fence line for a distance of 109.0 feet; thence North 82°22’ East along an existing fence line for a distance of 49.0 feet; thence South 4°09’ East along an existing fence line for a distance of 120.0 feet; thence South 35°02’ West for a distance of 200.0 feet; thence North 88°11’ West along an existing fence line for a distance of 290.0 feet; thence South 0°39’ West along an existing fence line for a distance of 129.0 feet; thence South 88°45’ West along an existing fence line for a distance of 239.0 feet; thence South 0°48’ East along an existing fence line for a distance of 372.55 feet (365.0 feet deed distance) to the South line of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 8; thence West along the South line of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 8 for a distance of 493.32 feet to a point on said Easterly right-ofway line, said point being 44.57 feet left of Station 1445+73.95 on said right-ofway plat; thence Northerly along said Easterly right-of way line being on a curve to the right having a radius of 1891.33 feet through a central angle of 18°31’2l” for an arc distance of 611.43 feet to a joint being 40 feet left of Station 1439+50 on said right-of-way plat; thence North 04°45’14” East along said Easterly right-of-way line for a distance of 148.57 feet to a point being 50 feet left of Station 1438+00 on said right-of-way plat; thence North 4°11’48” West along said Easterly right-of-way line for a distance of 100.50 feet to a point being 40 feet left of Station 1437+00 on said right-of-way plat; thence North 1°30’50” West along said Easterly right-of-way line for a distance of 200.00 feet to a point being 40 feet left of Station 1435+00 on said right-of-way plat; thence North 9°00’ 50” East along said Easterly right-of-way line for a distance of 153.23 feet to a point being 60 feet left of Station 1433+48.08 on said right-of-way plat; thence North 1°07’31” East along said Easterly right-of-way line for a distance of 172.26 feet to the Point of Beginning, containing 21.36 acres, more or less, all lying and being situated in Leepertown Township, in the County of Bureau, in the State of Illinois.

PARCEL 2 (PIN 22-20-200-006) (“Cabin Carve Out”): That part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 20, Township 15 North, Range 9 East of the 4th Principal Meridian, situated in Bureau County, Illinois, described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest comer of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 20; thence South 00°49’30” East 304.14 feet along the West line of the said Northwest Quarter to the intersection of said West line with the centerline of a Township Road; thence Southeasterly along a curve turning to the left with an arc length of 481.85 feet and a radius of 1500.00 feet with a chord bearing South 63°11 ‘26” East and a chord length of 479.78 feet along said centerline; thence Southeasterly along a curve turning to the right with an arc length of 356.82 feet and a radius of 1750.00 feet with a chord bearing South 66°33’08” East and a chord length of 356.20 feet along said centerline; thence Southeasterly along a curve turning to the right with an arc length of 134.57 feet and a radius of 1750.00 feet

with a chord bearing South 58°30’29” East and a chord length of 134.54 feet along said centerline; thence Southeasterly along a curve turning to the right with an arc length of 140.82 feet and a radius of 350.00 feet with a chord bearing South 44°46’42” East and a chord length of 139.87 feet along said centerline; thence South 33°15’07” East 397.53 feet along said centerline to the point of beginning; thence North 61°37’36” East 167.91 feet; thence South 33°10’24” East 97.05 feet to a point in the center of a ravine; thence South 78°59’06” East 130.97 feet along the centerline of the ravine; thence South 85°22’49” East 99.64 feet along the centerline of the ravine; thence South 69°39’01” East 107.22 feet along the centerline of the ravine; thence South 79°09’45” East 114.29 feet along the centerline of the ravine; thence South 42°25’44” East 418.15 feet to a point in the center of a ravine; thence South 19°33’33” West 33.36 feet along the centerline of the ravine; thence South 02°26’55” West 108.24 feet along the centerline of the ravine; thence South 89°51’02” West 267.44 feet; thence South 49°06’31” West 269.45 feet to a point on the centerline of a Township road; thence North 40°53’29” West 84.34 feet along said centerline; thence North 30°08’03” West 736.18 feet along said centerline; thence North 33°15’07” West 21.67 feet along said centerline to the point of beginning, containing 8.29 acres, more or less.

Commonly known as: Strunk and Cabin Carve Out located in Bureau County, Illinois.

PINS: 23-08-100-015 and 22-20-200-006 D. A description of the improvements on the real estate is: single tenant commercial property and agricultural property.

E. The times specified in the judgment, if any, when the real estate may be inspected prior to sale: The property will NOT be open for inspection, and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

F. The time and place of the sale is: Wednesday, February 3, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., in the general lobby on the first floor of the Bureau County Courthouse, 700 South Main Street, Princeton, Illinois.

G. The terms of the sale are: This is an “AS IS” sale for cash. The successful bidder must deposit 10% down with cash or certified funds, and the balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours of the sale, and the required fee, if any, for deposit into the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund. There will be no refunds. The real estate is subject to the unpaid general real estate taxes, to any unpaid special assessments, and to all easements, reservations and restrictions of record.

HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC Attorneys for Plaintiff Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 5, 12 and 19, 2016.

rights of record; j) NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE SELLER DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF CONDITION, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF FITNESS AND HABITABILITY, AND SELLS THE REAL ESTATE AND IMPROVEMENTS IN “AS IN” CONDITION; k) Seller gives NOTICE that the property contains asbestos or asbestos containing materials, which the Seller will not be removing; l) Seller gives NOTICE that the property may contain lead paint; m) Buyer shall lease office space to Cherry Grade School District No. in the Cherry Grade School building until Cherry Grade School District No. 92 and Dimmick Community Consolidated School District No. 75 are combined and the new combined District has become effective; n) As long as the building remains on the property, the Buyer shall make the building available to the public; and o) Buyer shall continue existing lease of building with current tenant/lessee, the Bureau County Special Schools Bureau Educational Support Team Program.

BOARD OF EDUCATION CHERRY GRADE SCHOOL SCHOOL DISTRICT 92 BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 12, 19 and 26, 2016.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN PROBATE ESTATE OF ) DONALD K. ) ANDREWS, ) Deceased ) NO. 2015 -P-96 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Donald K. Andrews.

Letters of Office were issued on December 29, 2015 to Marietta Andrews, 11258 IL Hwy 40, Buda, Illinois 61314, as Independent Executor, whose attorneys are Russell, English, Scoma & Beneke, P.C., Ten Park Avenue West, Princeton, Illinois 61356.

Claims against the Estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk, Bureau County Courthouse, Princeton, Illinois 61356, or with the representative, or both, on or before July 15, 2016, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed by that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk are to be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated this 7th day of January, 2016. /s/ Mary C. Dremann Bureau County Circuit Clerk MICHAEL L. ENGLISH ARDC #3126742 RUSSELL, ENGLISH, SCOMA & BENEKE, P.C. Ten Park Avenue West Princeton, IL 61356 Phone: (815) 875-4555 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 12, 19 and 26, 2016.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS HEARTLAND BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) DANNY C. ELLBERG, a/k/a DAN ELLBERG, ) PAULA J. ELLBERG, LASALLE STATE ) BANK, as Trustee under Trust Agreement dated ) December 5, 2011, and known as Trust No. ) 22011, MARK S. HANBACK, TERESA L. ) HANBACK, UNKNOWN OWNERS and ) NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, ) Defendants. ) Case No. 15 CH 50 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered by the Court in the above-entitled cause, the property hereinafter described, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy the judgment, shall be sold to the highest bidder as follows: A. The name, address and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is: Thomas Le, Heartland Bank and Trust Company, 1575 Ogden Avenue, Aurora, Illinois 60503, Telephone: (815) 439-5289.

B. The common address and other common description, if any, of the real estate is: single tenant commercial property and agricultural property located in Bureau County, Illinois.

C. The legal description of the real estate is: PARCEL 1 (PIN 23·08·100·015) (“Strunk”): A tract of land lying in the Northwest Quarter of Section 8, Township 15 North, Range 10 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian; situated in Bureau County, Illinois, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Section 8; thence East along the

NOTICE OF SALE CHERRY GRADE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 92, BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY WITH BUILDING THEREON OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 92, BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS (CHERRY GRADE SCHOOL) PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON the 3rd day of February, 2016, the Board of Education of Cherry Grade School, District No. 92 of Bureau County, Illinois will sell at public sale at 314 South Main Street, Cherry, Illinois, by taking sealed bids which shall be accepted until 12:00 p.m., on the 3rd day of February, 2016, at 314 South Main Street, Cherry, Illinois, which bids will be opened at 5:00 p.m. on the 3rd day of February, 2016, at 314 South Main Street, Cherry, Illinois, the following described real property with building thereon: Lots Three (3), Four (4), Five (5), Six (6), Seven (7), Eight (8), Nine (9), Ten (10), Eleven (11), Twelve (12), Thirteen (13), Fourteen (14), Fifteen (15), Sixteen (16) and part of Seventeen (17) in Block Eleven (11) in the Original Town, now Village of Cherry, Westfield Township, Bureau County, Illinois, Commonly known as Cherry Grade School, which sale will be made on the following terms, to-wit: a) A minimum bid acceptable to seller; b) The seller shall provide the successful bidder a written Notice of Award by February 4, 2016; c) The successful bidder will be required to submit a five percent (5%) non-refundable deposit within five (5) days of the Notice of Award; d) The successful bidder shall submit the balance in cash at the time of closing which shall occur no later than February 14, 2016; e) A preliminary Commitment for Title Insurance is available for review upon request; f) Customary prorations apply; g) Seller reserves the right to reject any or all bids; h) Seller reserves the right to remove the property for sale at any time up to the Notice of Award; i) Property sold subject to any and all easements or

NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Bureau Valley C.U.S.D. #340 is requesting fuel bids. Please pick up a copy of the bid form at Bureau Valley Transportation Office. Sealed bids will be received at the Bureau Valley Transportation Office, Transportation Director Thomas Mott, PO Box 289, 9198 2125 North Ave, Manlius, Illinois 61338, until 9:00 a.m. January 20th 2016. Bids will be opened at 10:00 a.m.. January 20th, 2016.

1. The bid price (fixed price) is requested for the period 1 March 2016 to 2 September 2016. Fuel will be delivered to various sites as needed.

2. The right is reserved to waive technicalities and reject any or all bids.

3. All legal labor requirements shall be adhered to as public funds are involved.

4. Requirements for unleaded gasoline (10% ethanol) are a minimum 87 octane with approximate usage of 4000 gallons.

5. Diesel fuel requirements will be Diesel No.2 or Bio Diesel 5% 22,000 gallons.

6. Diesel sites are at Manlius; Walnut; and Buda.

Communicate with the Head Mechanic (Paul Watson) how fuel will be delivered at each site.

7. Bidder is bidding for the entire District.

Bidder will bid delivery price.

8. Fuel supplier will indicate on each delivery ticket the delivery gallons, charge per gallon at bid price and total cost. Copy to be hand delivered to Bureau Valley transportation office. Attention; Tom Mott, Manlius, upon delivery.

Thomas E. Mott, Transportation Director Bureau Valley School Manlius, IL Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 12, 2016.

FORECLOSURE SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the following property shall be sold at public auction to the highest bidder pursuant to the Judgment of the Circuit Court of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Bureau County, Illinois, in Case No. 15 CH 50, Heartland Bank and Trust Company, Plaintiff v. Danny C. Ellberg, et al., Defendants.

The name, address and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is: Thomas Le, Heartland Bank and Trust Company, 1575 Ogden Avenue, Aurora, Illinois 60503, Telephone: (815) 4395289.

The common address and improvements of the real estate are: single tenant commercial property and agricultural property located in Bureau County, Illinois.

The property will NOT be open for inspection, and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

The time and place of the sale are: Wednesday, February 3, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., in the general lobby on the first floor of the Bureau County Courthouse, 700 South Main Street, Princeton, Illinois.

Sale terms: This is an “as is” sale for cash.

The successful bidder must deposit 10% down in cash or certified funds, and the balance is due, in certified funds, within 24 hours of the sale, and the required fee, if any, for deposit into the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund. There will be no refunds. The real estate is subject to the unpaid general real estate taxes, to any unpaid special assessments, and to all easements, reservations and restrictions of record.

Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 5, 12 and 19, 2016.

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